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Household of William Tonks (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Tonks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tonks, born in 1852 in Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Tonks, born in 1859 in Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Stephen (born 1875 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1878 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Edmund (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Moses (born 1873 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1877 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Polly (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Hodson, born in 1847 in Eccleshall, Shropshire, England.


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William Tonks's household

Male

William

Tonks

Head
Female

Jane

Tonks

Wife
Male

Stephen

Tonks

Son
Female

Sarah

Tonks

Daughter
Male

John

Tonks

Son
Male

Edmund

Tonks

Son
Male

Thomas

Hodson

Boarder
Female

Emma

Hodson

Wife
Male

Moses

Hodson

Son
Male

William

Hodson

Son
Female

Polly

Hodson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Tonks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tonks

Head

Married

29

1852

Staffordshire, England

Jane

Tonks

Wife

Married

22

1859

Staffordshire, England

Stephen

Tonks

Son

Single

6

1875

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Tonks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Tonks

Son

Single

3

1878

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Edmund

Tonks

Son

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Hodson

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Eccleshall, Shropshire, England

Emma

Hodson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Moses

Hodson

Son

Single

8

1873

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William

Hodson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Polly

Hodson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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